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2 Cost Terms, Concepts, and Classifications

Multiple
Choice Questions

16. Indirect
labor is a part of:

A) Prime
cost.
B) Conversion
cost.
C) Period
cost.

D) Nonmanufacturing
cost.

17.
The cost of lubricants
used to grease a production machine in a manufacturing company is an example of
a(n):
A) period
cost.
B) direct
material cost.
C) indirect
material cost.
D) none
of the above.

18. The
salary paid to the president of King Company would be classified on the income
statement as a(n):
A) administrative
expense.
B) direct
labor cost.
C) manufacturing
overhead cost.
D) selling
expense.

19. Direct labor cost is a part of:

Conversion cost

Prime cost

A)

No

No

B)

No

Yes

C)

Yes

Yes

D)

Yes

No

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Chapter
2 Cost Terms, Concepts, and Classifications

20. Direct material cost is a:

Conversion cost

Prime cost

A)

No

No

B)

No

Yes

C)

Yes

Yes

D)

Yes

No

21. Prime
cost and conversion cost share what common element of total cost?

A) Direct
materials.
B) Direct
labor.
C) Variable
overhead.
D) Fixed
overhead.

22. Prime
cost consists of:

A) direct
labor and manufacturing overhead.
B) direct
materials and manufacturing overhead.
C) direct
materials and direct labor.
D) direct
materials, direct labor and manufacturing overhead.

23. Wages paid to a timekeeper in a factory are
a:

Prime cost

Conversion cost

A)

Yes

No

B)

Yes

Yes

C)

No

No

D)

No

Yes

24. Property
taxes on a company’s factory building would be classified as a(n):

A) product
cost.
B) opportunity
cost.
C) period
cost.
D) variable
cost.

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Managerial Accounting, 12th Edition

Chapter
2 Cost Terms, Concepts, and Classifications

25.
Depreciation on a
personal computer used in the marketing department of a manufacturing firm
would be classified as:
A) a
product cost that is fixed with respect to the company’s output.
B) a
period cost that is fixed with respect to the company’s output.
C) a
product cost that is variable with respect to the company’s output.
D) a
period cost that is fixed with respect to the company’s output.